Abdulbaset Sieda ( (listen) AHB-d?l-BAH-set SEE-d?; Arabic: ??? ?????? ????? / ALA-LC: Abd al-Basi? Sida; Kurdish: Ebdilbasit Seyda?; born 22 June 1956) is a Kurdish-Syrian academic and politician.
He is the former President of the Syrian National Council (SNC), succeeding Burhan Ghalioun in June 2012.
He has written a number of books on the Kurds in Syria and his academic work specializes in ancient civilizations.